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inclinations

inclinations is the plural of inclination.

Meaning of inclination

Noun

inclination (countable and uncountable, plural inclinations)

  1. A physical tilt or bend.
    • The inclination of his head increased and he awoke with a start.
  2. A slant or slope.
    • The road up to the house had a steep inclination.
  3. A tendency.
    • His inclination to drink escalated to alcoholism.
  4. The angle of intersection of a reference plane.
    • The astronomer calculated the inclination of the equator or ecliptic of Earth and the orbital planes of each visible heavenly body.
  5. (obsolete) A person or thing loved or admired.
    • you make will be a Discovery of your Inclinationsc. 1672-1679, William Temple, Memoirs

Questions about inclinations

What is inclinations the plural of?
Inclinations is the plural of inclination.

Words near inclinations in the dictionary

  1. inclinable
  2. inclinableness
  3. inclination
  4. inclinational
  5. inclinationism
  6. inclinations
  7. inclinator
  8. inclinatorily
  9. inclinatorium
  10. inclinatoriums
  11. inclinators

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